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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Do not dare say that I condone murder.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: That is absolutely disgraceful. You are complicit.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: You are complicit with Israel's slaughter. You do not use the same strength of language when it comes to Israel's slaughter.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It certainly is, and you would want to be careful.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I just asked you to do something.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: 24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what efforts he is making to assist Irish citizens or families with connections to this country who are seeking to escape Gaza and especially those who have contacted him seeking assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3349/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I handed the Tánaiste a letter this week from Zak Hania's wife. He is an Irish citizen trapped in Gaza and is not being allowed out by Israel. She is appealing to the Tánaiste to assist him. Two other Irish citizens contacted me who are also trapped. They are in effect being held hostage by Israel. I want to know what the Government is doing to try to get them out and what it...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I do not think the Tánaiste should have gone to Israel. That is my view.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: No, I think the European Union-----
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The European Union-----
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: -----should crack the whip on Israel over the treatment of our citizens.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Do you think it is acceptable that Israel is holding our citizens hostage?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: What credibility has the European Union for allowing citizens to be treated in that way?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Section 481 Film Tax Credit: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Some of it was to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, to hear what it thinks about the WRC ruling. The Department of Finance might have comments on this as well. The issue of the forum is mostly for the Department of culture, but I would like to hear from anyone who is involved. I assume all Departments are involved to some degree. There is also the issue of the copyright.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Section 481 Film Tax Credit: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Is that coming from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Section 481 Film Tax Credit: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I accept the answer but I will just ask a question. Who is actually responsible for ensuring there is compliance with the condition of quality employment and training and the declaration that all the film producers sign? There are Government statements to the effect that there would be consequences for people breaching the declaration and the conditions but it is not clear to me who is...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Section 481 Film Tax Credit: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: If I can, I will just ask a follow-on question from that. The ruling is pretty strong. To be honest, I would say it would be pretty difficult to wriggle out of it. By the way, it does resonate with the points that our committee came up with in its report. Is there an acknowledgement that therefore there is a systemic issue that needs to be investigated? They had to go a long way and, as...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Section 481 Film Tax Credit: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Okay. I would just signal that it is very clear, because we heard about it at the hearings here. I asked SPI how many people in the industry have got contracts of indefinite duration under the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act. I knew the answer, and it confirmed that none had. We heard simultaneous claims that it was giving quality employment and training to thousands of...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Section 481 Film Tax Credit: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I have ploughed that furrow a good bit. I thank the witnesses for the answer but I am still a bit unhappy with how we are dealing with it. This is going to be looked at in the forum. There may be an opportunity to get some brief answers on the forum. Who can attend it? Is it open? Is there a possibility of this committee being represented? Could the witnesses also say a bit about the...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Section 481 Film Tax Credit: Discussion (24 Jan 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I did not know.